Defence Secretary Liam Fox says he agrees with the head of the Armed Forces that Nato needs to intensify its campaign in Libya.

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Fox supports Libya mission call

The head of the UK armed forces has called for Nato to intensify the military campaign in Libya.

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VIDEO: Libya: Calls for Nato to ‘up the ante’

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, was asked to train Venezuelan pro-government cells and serve as a shadow militia for the intelligence apparatus.

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Venezuela Asked Colombian Rebels to Kill Opposition Figures, Analysis Shows

Armed Forces minister Nick Harvey is asked about UK security with the announcement of the Ministry of Defence offering former carrier Ark Royal for sale on a website.

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VIDEO: MoD sells Ark Royal carrier on web

Fighting raged on Friday near Ivory Coast’s presidential palace and state TV as armed forces loyal to the elected leader tried to install him to power and oust the country’s strongman. (April 1)

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In Ivory Coast, call to lay down arms

The command, designed largely to train and assist the armed forces of 53 African nations, now finds itself leading the initial phase of a complex, multinational shooting war with Libya.

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With Libya Fight, U.S. Africa Command Thrust into a Leadership Role

In Carinthia, Southern Austria, the fire brigade and the federal armed forces are demolishing ice on Lake Klopeiner.

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VIDEO: Austrian army removes ice from lake

Protesters and Egyptian security and armed forces clashed Sunday outside the Interior Ministry headquarters as residents expressed anger at reports that documents relating to ousted strongman’s Hosni Mubarak’s rule were being destroyed.

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Egypt protesters clash with troops

Veterans are being “stitched up” by the government’s failure enshrine the military covenant into the Armed Forces Bill, an MP says.

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MP criticises care for veterans

The Higher Council of the Armed Forces has “saluted” Hosni Mubarak for his service to Egypt, during times of war and of peace.

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VIDEO: Army ‘salutes’ Hosni Mubarak’s service

One American fear is the possibility that the Egypt’s armed forces will begin firing on the protesters, leading to an end to the army’s legitimacy.

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Urging Restraint, U.S. Military Faces Test of Influence

Tony Blair’s government lacked coherence and failed to deliver on equipment in the Iraq war, the former head of Britain’s armed forces tells the Iraq inquiry.

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Blair ‘failed on Iraq equipment’

Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey is due to visit Moray over the future of its RAF bases, following the cancellation of Nimrods.

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Minister to visit Moray RAF bases

“Ambitious” plans to develop a Carmarthenshire mansion as an armed forces’ convalescent home and treatment centre are dropped.

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House abandoned as forces retreat

Germany calls up its last batch of military conscripts as the country’s armed forces prepare for radical reforms.

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Germany calls up last conscripts